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426 deaths, 813 injuries in road crashes during September, says Road Safety Foundation
At least 426 people died and 813 others were injured in 392 road accidents across the country in September, according to a report by the Road Safety Foundation (RSF).
RSF prepared the report based on information from nine national dailies, seven onl…
JAYASURIYA’S TERM AS INTERIM SRI LANKA CRICKET COACH EXTENDED BY ONE YEAR
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced the extension of Sanath Jayasuriya’s tenure as interim head coach of the men’s national team for an additional year.Initially appointed on 7th July 2024, the former Sri Lanka captain took …
World Habitat Day being marked today
Kathmandu: The World Habitat Day is being celebrated today by organizing various programmes.
Since 1986, the Day has been celebrated on the first Monday of October at the call of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN Habitat).
It starte…
Saudi Arabia agrees to sea route proposal for Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims, plans underway for 2024 trial voyage
The Saudi government has approved a proposal to send Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims via the sea route, marking a significant shift in how pilgrims may travel to the kingdom.
This announcement came following a bilateral meeting held on Sunday afternoon at…
Nylon fence erected in 40 kms of Sundarbans to tackle human-wildlife conflict
The Forest Department has installed nylon fence in 40-km areas at critical locations in the Sundarbans to halt the entry of tigers, deer and other wild animals to locality and increase the tiger population in the world’s largest mangrove forest.
Sou…
Saber Hossain placed on 5-day remand
A Dhaka court on Monday placed former Environment Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury on a five-day remand in connection with the murder of BNP activist Mokbul in 2022.
Dhaka Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbubul Haque issued the remand order aft…
Mathias, son of legendary climber Maurice Herzog, honoured in Pokhara
Mathias Herzog, the son of the late Maurice Herzog who set the world record for his first ascent of Mount Annapurna (8,091 meters) was honoured here today.
Maurice Herzog is the first person to climb the Annapurna-I. The French national summated Mt …
Death toll from Sherpur floods rises to 9 as one more dies
The death toll from the ongoing floods in Sherpur has risen to nine after an eight-year-old girl drowned in flash floodwaters on Monday in the Koloshpar area of Nalitabari upazila.
The victim, Jinia Begum, daughter of Jamal Uddin from Gazirkhamar ar…